tree hyrax
noun
variants
or less commonly tree dassie
: any of various chiefly arboreal African hyraxes (genus Dendrohyrax) that are usually solitary and nocturnal
And though your sleep will be sounder than any you have ever had, you will be wakened in the night by the tree hyrax, which sounds like a door banging shut and then creaking open …—
Roxana Robinson, New York Times, 4 Dec. 1988
Roxana Robinson, New York Times, 4 Dec. 1988Dictionary Entries Near tree hyrax
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“Tree hyrax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20hyrax. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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